Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB1202 Compare Versions

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.1202
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECOOK.
55 0896H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections544.453and544.455,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsections
88 relatingtoconditionsofbail.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections544.453and544.455,RSMo,arerepealedandtwonewsections
1111 2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections544.453and544.455,toreadasfollows:
1212 544.453.1.Notwithstandinganyprovisionofthelaworcourtruletothecontrary,a
1313 2judgeorjudicialofficer,whensettingbailorconditionsofreleaseinallcourtsinMissourifor
1414 3anyoffensecharged,shallconsider,inadditiontoanyfactorrequiredbylaw,whether:
1515 4 (1)Adefendantposesadangertoavictimofacrime,thecommunity,anywitnessto
1616 5thecrime,ortoanyotherperson;
1717 6 (2)Adefendantisaflightrisk;
1818 7 (3)Adefendanthascommittedamisdemeanoroffenseinvolvingacrimeofviolence,
1919 8sexualoffense,orfelonyoffenseinthisstateoranyotherstateinthelastfiveyears;and
2020 9 (4)Adefendanthasfailedtoappearincourtasarequiredconditionofprobationor
2121 10paroleforamisdemeanorinvolvingacrimeofviolenceorfelonyorasexualoffensewithin
2222 11thelastthreeyears.
2323 12 2.Ifthejudgeorjudicialofficerdeterminesthedefendantisaprioroffenderfor
2424 13offensescommittedundersubdivision(3)ofsubsection1ofthissection,suchdefendant
2525 14shallbepresumedineligibleforbailunlessthedefendant:
2626 15 (1)Hasaseveremedicalconditionrequiringspecializedtreatmentorcareor
2727 16requiresintensivementalhealthtreatmentthatcannotbeprovidedindetention;
2828 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
2929 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 (2)Istheprimarycaregiverforyoungchildren,elderlyparents,ordisabled
3030 18familymembersandanydetentionwouldcausesignificanthardshiptosuch
3131 19dependents;
3232 20 (3)Ispregnantandrequiresprenatalcarethatcannotbesufficientlyprovidedin
3333 21detention;
3434 22 (4)Hasafull-orpart-timejobandhisorherdetentionwouldresultintheloss
3535 23ofemployment;
3636 24 (5)Isenrolledinaneducationalprogramandanydetentionwoulddisrupthisor
3737 25herstudies;
3838 26 (6)Isactivelyparticipatinginarehabilitationprogramforsubstanceuse,anger
3939 27management,oranyotherbehavioralissuesandhisorhercontinuedparticipationis
4040 28deemedcrucialforrehabilitation;or
4141 29 (7)Hasacomprehensivetreatmentplaninplacewhichissupportedbymedical
4242 30ormentalhealthprofessionalsthatrequirehisorherpresenceoutsideofdetention.
4343 31 3.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaworcourtruletothecontrary,a
4444 32releasehearingshallbeconductedwithinforty-eighthoursofarrestandtheprosecuting
4545 33orcircuitattorneyshallhavetheburdentoprovethedefendantposesaflightriskorisa
4646 34dangertothecommunity.
4747 544.455.1.Anypersonchargedwithabailableoffense,athisorherappearance
4848 2beforeanassociatecircuitjudgeorjudgemaybeorderedreleasedpendingtrial,appeal,or
4949 3otherstageoftheproceedingsagainsthimonhispersonalrecognizance,unlesstheassociate
5050 4circuitjudgeorjudgedetermines,intheexerciseofhisdiscretion,thatsuchareleasewillnot
5151 5reasonablyassuretheappearanceofthepersonasrequired.Whensuchadeterminationis
5252 6made,theassociatecircuitjudgeorjudgemayeitherinlieuoforinadditiontotheabove
5353 7methodsofrelease,imposeanyoranycombinationofthefollowingconditionsofrelease
5454 8whichwillreasonablyassuretheappearanceofthepersonfortrial:
5555 9 (1)Placethepersoninthecustodyofadesignatedpersonororganizationagreeingto
5656 10supervisehim;
5757 11 (2)Placerestrictiononthetravel,association,orplaceofabodeofthepersonduring
5858 12theperiodofrelease;
5959 13 (3)Requiretheexecutionofabailbondwithsufficientsolventsureties,orthedeposit
6060 14ofcashinlieuthereof, andthebailbondshallreflecttheseriousnessofthecurrent
6161 15chargeandensuretheamountissufficientlyhighenoughtodeterflight;
6262 16 (4)Requirethepersontoreportregularlytosomeofficerofthecourt,orpeace
6363 17officer,insuchmannerastheassociatecircuitjudgeorjudgedirectsbutshallbeevery
6464 18thirtydaysifthedefendantisaprioroffenderforoffensescommittedundersubdivision
6565 19(3)ofsubsection1ofsection544.453;
6666 HB1202 2 20 (5)Requiretheexecutionofabondinagivensumandthedepositintheregistryof
6767 21thecourtoftenpercent,orsuchlesserpercentasthejudgedirects,ofthesumincashor
6868 22negotiablebondsoftheUnitedStatesorofthestateofMissourioranypoliticalsubdivision
6969 23thereof;
7070 24 (6)Placethepersononhousearrestwithelectronicmonitoring;exceptthatallcosts
7171 25associatedwiththeelectronicmonitoringshallbechargedtothepersononhousearrest.If
7272 26thejudgefindsthepersonunabletoaffordthecostsassociatedwithelectronicmonitoring,the
7373 27judgemayorderthatthepersonbeplacedonhousearrestwithelectronicmonitoringifthe
7474 28countycommissionagreestopayfromthegeneralrevenueofthecountythecostsofsuch
7575 29monitoring.Ifthepersononhousearrestisunabletoaffordthecostsassociatedwith
7676 30electronicmonitoringandthecountycommissiondoesnotagreetopaythecostsofsuch
7777 31electronicmonitoring,thejudgeshallnotorderthatthepersonbeplacedonhousearrestwith
7878 32electronicmonitoring;
7979 33 (7)Imposeanyotherconditiondeemedreasonablynecessarytoassureappearanceas
8080 34required,includingaconditionrequiringthatthepersonreturntocustodyafterspecified
8181 35hours.
8282 36 2.Indeterminingwhichconditionsofreleasewillreasonablyassureappearance,the
8383 37associatecircuitjudgeorjudgeshall,onthebasisofavailableinformation,takeintoaccount
8484 38thenatureandcircumstancesoftheoffensecharged,theweightoftheevidenceagainstthe
8585 39accused,theaccused'sfamilyties,employment,financialresources,characterandmental
8686 40condition,thelengthofhisresidenceinthecommunity,hisrecordofconvictions,andhis
8787 41recordofappearanceatcourtproceedingsorflighttoavoidprosecutionorfailuretoappearat
8888 42courtproceedings.
8989 43 3.Anassociatecircuitjudgeorjudgeauthorizingthereleaseofapersonunderthis
9090 44sectionshallissueanappropriateordercontainingastatementoftheconditionsimposed,if
9191 45any,shallinformsuchpersonofthepenaltiesapplicabletoviolationsoftheconditionsofhis
9292 46releaseandshalladvisehimthatawarrantforhisarrestwillbeissuedimmediatelyuponany
9393 47suchviolation.
9494 48 4.Apersonforwhomconditionsofreleaseareimposedandwhoaftertwenty-four
9595 49hoursfromthetimeofthereleasehearingcontinuestobedetainedasaresultofhisinability
9696 50tomeettheconditionsofrelease,shall,uponapplication,beentitledtohavethecondition
9797 51reviewedbytheassociatecircuitjudgeorjudgewhoimposedthem.Themotionshallbe
9898 52determinedpromptly.
9999 53 5.Anassociatecircuitjudgeorjudgeorderingthereleaseofapersononany
100100 54conditionspecifiedinthissectionmayatanytimeamendhisordertoimposeadditionalor
101101 55differentconditionsofrelease;exceptthat,iftheimpositionofsuchadditionalordifferent
102102 56conditionsresultsinthedetentionofthepersonasaresultofhisinabilitytomeetsuch
103103 HB1202 3 57conditionsorinthereleaseofthepersononaconditionrequiringhimtoreturntocustody
104104 58afterspecifiedhours,theprovisionsofsubsection4ofthissectionshallapply.
105105 59 6.Informationstatedin,orofferedinconnectionwith,anyorderenteredpursuantto
106106 60thissectionneednotconformtotherulespertainingtotheadmissibilityofevidenceinacourt
107107 61oflaw.
108108 62 7.Nothingcontainedinthissectionshallbeconstruedtopreventthedispositionof
109109 63anycaseorclassofcasesbyforfeitureofcollateralsecuritywheresuchdispositionis
110110 64authorizedbythecourt.
111111 65 8.Personschargedwithviolationsofmunicipalordinancesmaybereleasedbya
112112 66municipaljudgeorotherjudgewhohearsanddeterminesmunicipalordinanceviolationcases
113113 67ofthemunicipalityinvolvedunderthesameconditionsandinthesamemannerasprovidedin
114114 68thissectionforreleasebyanassociatecircuitjudge.
115115 69 9.Acircuitcourtmayadoptalocalruleauthorizingthepretrialreleaseonelectronic
116116 70monitoringpursuanttosubdivision(6)ofsubsection1ofthissectioninlieuofincarceration
117117 71ofindividualschargedwithoffensesspecificallyidentifiedtherein.
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